The Bear – True Stories.Erzähltes Leben.

The Bear is a monthly storytelling contest in Berlin. The stage is open for true stories, told live in both English and German languages. Live music and lively audience interaction give the evening a cozy and entertaining note.

The Bear celebrates the art of raconteur in a world that is drowning in information and starving for wisdom. We come together as strangers and somehow, leave connected by our shared human experience.

Next time on Friday, the 15th of December, stories about: Anima Mundi: stories of connection

„ -This world is indeed a living being endowed with soul and intelligence…“

-Plato, Timeus

Encounters with nature, animals, our wild, untamed self; insights of the soul; salvation of the spirit; reconnecting with the body, the brain, the brown earth; the spirit that connects us, rejects us, confuses us. As we end the year in the darkest, coldest days, it’s tales of reflection and insights to warm and enlighten us.

!!!End-of-the-Year Special!!! Stephan is lighting the grill, Dyane is warming up the Gluehwein. In the break, we will eat, drink and be merry. Please bring an edible delight to our buffet.

Dyane Neiman, Berlin-based, New York-bred, is the business owner of Moving Speaker and the founder of the non-profit storytelling organization THE BEAR. She collaborates with people who want to spread ideas and make messages stick. Dyane is an expert in communication that moves people physically & emotionally. She has been literally moving people all her professional life. As a former award-winning choreographer and director, Dyane moved audiences with her signature style that included “wit, humor, and self-irony” (Handelsblatt).

Dyane is dedicated to inspiring people from all walks of life to discover the power of their own voice and their own stories to move audiences to action.

Michael Rost our regular co-host, is a native of Bremen, who fell in love with Berlin and its stories a long time ago. He turned his passion into a profession, and when he is not on stage at The Bear, he is making stones talk as he fascinates people about Berlin in his tour guide business Berlin Erkundungen.